With three straight wins under the LFA banner, flyweight prospect Brandon Royval will now challenge for the promotion’s vacant interim title.

LFA officials recently announced that Royval (8-3) has replaced injured flyweight champion Maikel Perez (6-1) and will now face Casey Kenney (9-1-1) in the main event of next week’s LFA 53, with an interim title on the line.

The card takes place Nov. 9 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, and the main card airs on AXS TV.

“LFA flyweight champion Maikel Perez was forced to withdraw from his first title defense due to injury,” stated Soares. “Casey Kenney will now face fellow top contender Brandon Royval for the LFA interim flyweight title next week when LFA returns to the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona at LFA 53.”

Royval is 4-1 under the LFA banner, with his lone loss in that stretch coming via split decision in an LFA 10 fight with Nick Urso. Meanwhile, Kenney carries a two-fight winning streak into the matchup. Both wins were earned in the LFA cage and came after a 1-1 run at Dana White’s Contender Series.